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Practical, evidence-based thoughts on helping children become confident writers, one small step at a time.
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7 August 2026
When Your Child Writes Their Letters Backwards
A backwards b is one of the most worried-about things in early writing. It is also one of the most ordinary. Here is what the research actually says.
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13 July 2026
Why One Thing at a Time Changes Everything
A child who freezes at the blank page usually has not run out of ideas. They have been asked to do too much at once. Here is what changes when you teach writing one step at a time.
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23 June 2026
Why We Built RethinkLit
For years I watched the same moment happen: a child who wanted to write would pick up a pencil and freeze. Here is why I built something to change that.
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